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Windows of Vulnerability: The Times in Our Life 
When We Are Least Resistant to Toxic Exposures

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"Windows of Vulnerability" presentation for you and your friends or your religious or community group.

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 Toxic Exposures and Our Health 19
Hazardous substances are everywhere—in our food and water, in household and health products we use each day, in our electronics and fabrics, and even in children’s toys and baby bottles. There are now 80,000 chemicals registered for commercial use—a 30% increase over 1979. According to recent testing, most Americans contain a chemical soup.

THE IMPACT of our exposure to an ever-increasing
number of environmental toxins?
GROWING numbers of developmental disabilities, cancers
and many other chronic diseases.

And now science is showing that the timing of our toxic exposure has
as much or more impact than the amount of our exposure:
During our lifetime, we have “windows of vulnerability.” We are most vulnerable when we are:

  • In Utero – A pregnant woman’s blood flows through the umbilical cord from the placenta to the fetus, which exposes the fetus to toxic substances present in the mother’s body.
  • Infants/Toddlers – The propensity of young children to chew on anything they can reach, their close-to-the-floor method of movement, and their rapid growth give them special vulnerability.
  • Adolescents – During puberty, when hormones are in a state of excited movement, exposure to synthetic hormone disruptors can alter this natural rite of passage.
  • Adults/Seniors – With age, human defense mechanisms, including the immune system, kidneys, liver and the brain-blood barrier, begin to weaken and put seniors  at great risk.

What can we do to help turn this toxic tide in KY?

All across the country, people are working for change.

  • Several state and local governments have already taken actions like banning bisphenol-A, phthalates and lead. Go to http://saferstates.org/ to find out what’s going on where.
  • Groups are working together to push the US Congress to reform industry and regulatory processes;
  • Retailers are getting the message: toxic products are not acceptable; safer substitutes are needed.

Here are some opportunities for you to take action in Kentucky.
                                                                 KEF wants you to get involved!

  • Endorse the Louisville Charter: A Platform for Chemical Reform. The Charter, named to honor the struggles of Louisville’s Rubbertown community, lays out the necessary steps for comprehensive chemical industry reform. (See at right).
  • Schedule a presentation on toxics and health for your organization, your religious or community group. KEF will use video and hands-on materials to inform folks on the problems of toxic exposures and involve you in the movement for change. Call us 859-986-0868. Ask for Lois or Elizabeth.
  • Donate funds to keep the good work going. Your contribution to KEF will help us continue this critical work.
 


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